Italian Serie A

Spezia vs Milan 2021-22 Italian Serie A

  • 80': Daniele Verde
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1 - 2
  • 48': Daniel Maldini
  • 86': Brahim Díaz

Maldini scores on full debut as AC Milan go top with Spezia win

One of Italian football's most famous names returned to a Serie A scoresheet on Saturday when Daniel Maldini netted in a 2-1 win for AC Milan.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 25': Jacopo Sala (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Pietro Pellegri replaces Olivier Giroud.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Ante Rebic.
  • 48': Goal! Spezia 0, AC Milan 1. Daniel Maldini (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Pierre Kalulu with a cross.
  • 58': Daniel Maldini (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Substitution, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer replaces Daniel Maldini.
  • 64': Substitution, Spezia. Salvador Ferrer replaces Giulio Maggiore because of an injury.
  • 65': Substitution, Spezia. Daniele Verde replaces Jacopo Sala.
  • 65': Substitution, Spezia. Rey Manaj replaces Janis Antiste.
  • 72': Substitution, AC Milan. Davide Calabria replaces Pierre Kalulu.
  • 79': Substitution, Spezia. David Strelec replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
  • 80': Goal! Spezia 1, AC Milan 1. Daniele Verde (Spezia) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Simone Bastoni with a cross.
  • 82': Substitution, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz replaces Franck Kessié.
  • 86': Goal! Spezia 1, AC Milan 2. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 89': Dimitrios Nikolaou (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Attendance: 5,700

Italian Serie A Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+32 Napoli 38 82 4
+44 Internazionale 38 81 5
+41 Atalanta 38 74 8
+23 Juventus 38 70 4
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Statistics

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12 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 3
63.4 Possession 36.6
18 SHOTS 8
5 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
422 Accurate Passes 216
505 Passes 285
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 4
15 Crosses 13
0.5 Cross % 0.3
52 Long Balls 55
25 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 8
20 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
4 Interceptions 9
11 Effective Clearances 25
11 Clearances 25

Line-Ups

SPE Spezia (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Jeroen Zoet (GK)
43 Dimitris Nikolaou Yellow Card
15 Petko Hristov
6 Mehdi Bourabia
20 Simone Bastoni
27 Kelvin Amian
7 Jacopo Sala Yellow Card
25 Giulio Maggiore
11 Emmanuel Gyasi
22 Janis Antiste
18 M'Bala Nzola

MIL AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK)
13 Alessio Romagnoli
23 Fikayo Tomori
19 Theo Hernández Yellow Card
20 Pierre Kalulu
27 Daniel Maldini
79 Franck Kessié
8 Sandro Tonali
9 Olivier Giroud
12 Ante Rebic
56 Alexis Saelemaekers

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